"But are they allowed to not hire someone if doing so would draw public outrage (and financial harm) against the company?" Could you face the same because of g

"But are they allowed to not hire someone if doing so would draw public outrage (and financial harm) against the company?" Could you face the same because of gay/trans/etc hiring? That's the point of anti-discrimination laws - that nobody is allowed to discriminate and thus the public outrage is diluted if all are hiring the "undesireables".